NEEDED: Dental Assistant

LOCATION: 1000 University Drive SW, Waseca, MN 56093

SCHEDULE: 40 Hours per week,  Monday – Friday, 8 hours per day, between 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have completed a Dental Assistant training program from an accredited Dental Assistant school. Training must include dental radiology and radiology safety.
• Shall be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of experience providing Dental Assistant services, which also provided knowledge of dental pharmacy issues.
• Bilingual oral communication skills and experience in a clinical correctional setting are desirable, but not required.

JOB DUTIES: Responsible for the provision of, but not limited to the following:

• All duties shall be performed in accordance with standards and methods generally accepted within the field of Dental Assistant Services, and compliance with all Federal and State policy and regulations.
• Shall adhere to all standards and regulations associated with the Joint Commission (JC), Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), and American Correctional Association Foundation/Core Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions.
• Must possess the ability to collect, track data, and enter data into the agency’s electronic system, track scheduling of patient care and must have knowledge and experience in maintaining patient medical records and confidentiality.
• Responsible for assisting the Dental Officer in dental specialty sections: restorative, oral surgery, periodontics, prosthetics, and examinations.
• Retrieve patients’ records and escorts patients to proper dental specialty section; seats and prepares patient for attending Dental Officer; assists Dental Officer by preparing dental instruments, essential materials, drugs and medications; passes instruments, retracts tissues, irrigates oral cavity, and operates aspirator; observes patients’ responses, and assists patient for dismissal from Dental clinic; gives instructions for subsequent dental appointments; makes  necessary entries on dental treatment records; prepares dental treatment room for next patient; assists in the treatment of emergency cases.
• Maintains dental equipment; cleans, sharpens, and sterilizes instruments; performs daily inspection of equipment, and makes minor repairs; reports defective equipment, or utilizes corrective action.
• Performs routine oral prophylaxis of the clinical crowns of teeth, oral hygiene aids and prophylaxis paste to provide necessary oral prophylactic services; prepares entries for patients’ records; selects and applies medication in proper portion and anticariogenic agents to surfaces of teeth, applies medication prescribed by a Dental Officer for gingiva to promote healing.
• Takes radiographs of patients using standard dental radiographic, panelipse, cephalometric, and transcranial equipment; obtains diagnostic quality periapical, occlusal, lateral, jaw, TMJ, and panographic radiographs; correctly positions patient and film and determines level of radiation intensity to minimize radiation exposure of patients.
• Develop digital dental radiographs.
• Performs and interprets four quality assurances on a schedule basis on radiographic and developing equipment and safelight; and is responsible for maintaining proper infection control procedures in radiographic techniques; and sterilizes contaminated biological waste of dental clinic several times a day.

BENEFITS: Competitive hourly pay rate, accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, 401K opportunity, and healthcare benefits contributions.